Marine Technology and Exploration
Ancient Hawaiian Exploration Canoes “Hokule’a” - recreated polynesian sea-faring canoe and is used today to voyage through the Pacific
Wayfinding Navigation on the open ocean without technology (compass, clock, radio, reports, satellites) Depends on observations: Stars (Star compass) SunMoon Ocean swells Wind Seamarks (shared by locals) Birds (leaving to feed in the morning and returning in the evening) Video
A Voyage using Wayfinding 3 parts Setting up a course strategy (upwind, so that the wind will help to get to land) Trying to hold the course Finding land once in the area Nainoa Thompson Nainoa Thompson
Ocean Exploration Today
Vessels Most critical Research platforms Equipped to collected a wide range of data from sensors Deploy divers, submersibles, observation tools C-MORE Cruise C-MORE Cruise
Submersibles Explore the depths first-hand Make detailed observations and collect samples of unexplored ecosystems
Diving Work and research for hours at a time at hundreds of feet
Observation Tools